What are the main factors that influence a SQL Consultant's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change a SQL Consultant's salary?

A SQL Consultant's salary grows with experience: starting around $110,202 for beginners, reaching about $111,865 at mid-level, and approach $118,722 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a SQL Consultant?

SQL Consultant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for SQL Consultant roles are District of Columbia $129,139, California $128,650, Massachusetts $126,935. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of SQL Consultant roles make?

Salaries for SQL Consultant level roles vary by specialization: SQL Developer: $148,203; Sql Specialist: $134,735; SQL Architect: $125,181; Sql Programmer: $124,665; SQL Server Consultant: $112,722.

How do different companies affect a SQL Consultant's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for SQL Consultant roles. Large, established industry leaders like Meta Platforms ($150,814) and Kyndryl Hldgs Inc ($135,606) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $80,606.

SQL Consultant Salary in the United States

How much does a SQL Consultant make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a SQL Consultant in the United States is $116,636 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $56.

However, a SQL Consultant's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $132,579
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $105,878 to $124,981
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $96,083

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$124,981	$10,415	$2,403	$60
Average	$116,636	$9,720	$2,243	$56
25th Percentile	$105,878	$8,823	$2,036	$51

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Key Factors That Influence SQL Consultant Salaries

A SQL Consultant's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects SQL Consultant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a SQL Consultant's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $110,202
Early Career (1-2 years): $111,033
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $111,865
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $113,528
Expert (over 8 years): $118,722

Levels	Salary
Entry Level SQL Consultant	$110,202
Intermediate Level SQL Consultant	$111,033
Senior Level SQL Consultant	$111,865
Specialist Level SQL Consultant	$113,528
Expert Level SQL Consultant	$118,722

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How Do SQL Consultant Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract SQL Consultants. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $129,139.
California: $128,650.
Massachusetts: $126,935.

District of Columbia $129,139 California $128,650 Massachusetts $126,935 Washington $126,468 New Jersey $126,422 Alaska $126,258 Connecticut $124,649 New York $123,996

Hawaii $121,908 Rhode Island $120,928 Maryland $120,263 Minnesota $119,354 Colorado $119,004 Illinois $118,887 Oregon $118,444 Delaware $118,117

New Hampshire $117,912 Virginia $117,452 Pennsylvania $116,111 Nevada $115,435 North Dakota $115,213 Michigan $114,863 Wisconsin $114,735 Vermont $114,478

Texas $113,767 Maine $113,720 Arizona $113,650 Ohio $113,568 Georgia $112,495 Indiana $111,959 Wyoming $111,854 Utah $111,691

Iowa $111,621 Kansas $111,061 Louisiana $110,898 North Carolina $110,839 Missouri $110,816 Florida $110,361 Montana $110,116 Nebraska $109,883

Kentucky $109,754 South Carolina $109,288 Tennessee $108,996 Idaho $108,880 New Mexico $108,028 Oklahoma $107,842 Alabama $107,153 South Dakota $105,999

Arkansas $105,369 West Virginia $105,031 Mississippi $104,016

Top Paying Cities for SQL Consultants

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $147,113
San Francisco: $145,667
Oakland: $142,436

San Jose, CA $147,113

San Francisco, CA $145,667

Oakland, CA $142,436

New York, NY $135,169

Queens Village, NY $134,295

Paramus, NJ $133,362

Passaic, NJ $133,245

Bergenfield, NJ $133,128

Stamford, CT $132,953

Huntington, NY $132,837

Newark, NJ $132,079

Bridgeport, CT $131,845

New Brunswick, NJ $131,460

Vallejo, CA $131,216

Middlesex, NJ $131,146

Somerset, NJ $131,041

Petaluma, CA $130,772

Santa Cruz, CA $130,317

Boston, MA $130,084

Monterey, CA $129,501

Fairbanks, AK $129,419

Los Angeles, CA $129,198

Washington, DC $129,139

Seattle, WA $128,929

Santa Rosa, CA $128,906

Juneau, AK $128,568

Orange, CA $128,183

Anchorage, AK $127,973

Anaheim, CA $127,891

Santa Ana, CA $127,716

Nassau, NY $127,646

Long Beach, CA $127,600

Danbury, CT $127,565

Santa Maria, CA $127,168

Everett, WA $127,145

Bremerton, WA $126,573

Trenton, NJ $126,352

Sacramento, CA $126,305

San Diego, CA $126,247

Brockton, MA $126,200

Tacoma, WA $126,153

Santa Barbara, CA $125,990

Lowell, MA $125,524

New Suffolk, NY $125,477

Nashua, NH $125,337

Lompoc, CA $125,150

Ventura, CA $125,034

Stockton, CA $124,999

New Haven, CT $124,766

Atlantic City, NJ $124,462

Hartford, CT $124,206

Modesto, CA $124,147

Poughkeepsie, NY $123,891

New Britain, CT $123,832

Olympia, WA $123,669

Kennewick, WA $123,669

New London, CT $123,646

Norwich, CT $123,611

Lawrence, MA $123,553

Bakersfield, CA $123,226

Riverside, CA $123,063

New Bedford, MA $123,063

Richland, WA $122,946

Portsmouth, NH $122,853

Vineland, NJ $122,829

San Bernardino, CA $122,736

Boulder, CO $122,409

Worcester, MA $122,316

Portland, OR $122,211

Saint Paul, MN $122,071

Minneapolis, MN $122,071

Philadelphia, PA $121,908

Honolulu, HI $121,290

Springfield, MA $120,882

Providence, RI $120,870

Chicago, IL $120,532

Bellingham, WA $120,392

Baltimore, MD $120,263

Chico, CA $119,972

Wilmington, DE $119,774

Pittsfield, MA $119,657

Manchester, NH $119,435

Spokane, WA $118,922

Denver, CO $118,910

Albany, NY $118,362

Troy, NY $118,316

Schenectady, NY $118,071

Burlington, VT $117,814

Portland, ME $117,406

Salem, OR $117,312

Yakima, WA $117,289

Ann Arbor, MI $117,254

Rochester, MN $116,928

Fresno, CA $116,869

Reno, NV $116,869

Milwaukee, WI $116,764

Detroit, MI $116,648

Allentown, PA $116,613

Carson City, NV $116,601

Houston, TX $116,426

Colorado Springs, CO $116,414

Syracuse, NY $116,356

Eugene, OR $116,134

Bismarck, ND $115,995

Gary, IN $115,995

Galveston, TX $115,995

Springfield, OR $115,901

Medford, OR $115,621

Fort Collins, CO $115,575

Austin, TX $115,481

Mesa, AZ $115,236

Phoenix, AZ $115,213

Dallas, TX $115,178

Reading, PA $115,108

Saint Cloud, MN $115,061

Concord, NH $114,956

Madison, WI $114,910

Utica, NY $114,595

Raleigh, NC $114,502

Las Vegas, NV $114,490

Rochester, NY $114,408

Des Moines, IA $114,397

Atlanta, GA $114,210

Battle Creek, MI $114,175

Salt Lake City, UT $114,140

Lancaster, PA $113,965

Champaign, IL $113,942

Harrisburg, PA $113,802

Durham, NC $113,697

Kansas City, MO $113,685

Kansas City, KS $113,662

Fort Worth, TX $113,650

Boca Raton, FL $113,603

Cleveland, OH $113,592

Columbus, OH $113,568

Pittsburgh, PA $113,557

Richmond, VA $113,510

Indianapolis, IN $113,487

Cincinnati, OH $113,335

Petersburg, VA $113,160

Billings, MT $112,904

Lansing, MI $112,904

Huntsville, AL $112,904

Lebanon, PA $112,892

Dayton, OH $112,880

Pueblo, CO $112,880

Appleton, WI $112,845

Buffalo, NY $112,799

Racine, WI $112,740

Charlotte, NC $112,729

Saint Louis, MO $112,694

Springfield, IL $112,647

Elkhart, IN $112,624

York, PA $112,624

Gastonia, NC $112,612

Benton Harbor, MI $112,612

Beaumont, TX $112,542

Lorain, OH $112,519

Toledo, OH $112,472

Binghamton, NY $112,414

Rock Hill, SC $112,402

Rockford, IL $112,344

Fargo, ND $112,285

Elyria, OH $112,285

Flagstaff, AZ $112,204

Fort Lauderdale, FL $112,134

Miami, FL $112,064

Duluth, MN $111,877

Bangor, ME $111,726

Cedar Rapids, IA $111,597

Louisville, KY $111,539

Grand Rapids, MI $111,516

Hialeah, FL $111,504

Casper, WY $111,341

Scranton, PA $111,201

New Orleans, LA $111,166

Virginia Beach, VA $111,154

Akron, OH $111,096

Peoria, IL $110,944

Sarasota, FL $110,921

Green Bay, WI $110,839

Baton Rouge, LA $110,781

Charleston, SC $110,758

Nashville, TN $110,723

Jamestown, NY $110,699

Davenport, IA $110,699

Tucson, AZ $110,641

Cheyenne, WY $110,606

Saint Petersburg, FL $110,571

Tampa, FL $110,548

Omaha, NE $110,524

Port Arthur, TX $110,478

Evansville, IN $110,478

Bradenton, FL $110,431

Santa Fe, NM $110,221

Orlando, FL $110,104

Clearwater, FL $109,976

Canton, OH $109,731

La Crosse, WI $109,731

Grand Forks, ND $109,696

Albuquerque, NM $109,661

Tulsa, OK $109,661

Newport News, VA $109,650

High Point, NC $109,615

Ogden, UT $109,568

Corpus Christi, TX $109,475

Laramie, WY $109,405

Norfolk, VA $109,405

Rock Island, IL $109,335

Saginaw, MI $109,311

Jacksonville, FL $109,300

Salisbury, NC $109,276

Memphis, TN $109,253

Moline, IL $109,195

Fort Myers, FL $109,160

Waterloo, IA $109,008

Spartanburg, SC $108,891

Lincoln, NE $108,833

Fort Wayne, IN $108,810

Birmingham, AL $108,681

Cedar Falls, IA $108,658

Provo, UT $108,646

Springfield, OH $108,635

San Antonio, TX $108,611

Greensboro, NC $108,565

South Bend, IN $108,553

Winston Salem, NC $108,541

Boise, ID $108,506

Savannah, GA $108,425

Muskegon, MI $108,215

Lima, OH $108,075

Lake Charles, LA $108,028

Anderson, IN $108,005

Lexington, KY $107,970

Augusta, GA $107,935

Greenville, SC $107,935

Wichita, KS $107,830

Tuscaloosa, AL $107,830

Columbia, SC $107,725

Bloomington, IN $107,433

Roanoke, VA $107,363

Asheville, NC $107,212

Knoxville, TN $107,014

Shreveport, LA $107,002

Wilmington, NC $106,850

Frankfort, KY $106,629

Oklahoma City, OK $106,547

Chillicothe, OH $106,500

Longview, TX $106,489

Topeka, KS $106,454

Mobile, AL $106,279

Terre Haute, IN $106,232

Erie, PA $106,220

Altoona, PA $106,162

Melbourne, FL $106,127

Amarillo, TX $106,080

Killeen, TX $106,045

Fayetteville, AR $105,952

Sioux Falls, SD $105,870

Chattanooga, TN $105,801

Idaho Falls, ID $105,789

Gainesville, FL $105,544

Portsmouth, OH $105,486

Little Rock, AR $105,462

Lynchburg, VA $105,462

Lafayette, LA $105,416

Youngstown, OH $105,416

Temple, TX $105,369

Daytona Beach, FL $105,346

Clarksville, TN $105,334

Pensacola, FL $105,322

Hopkinsville, KY $104,972

Charleston, WV $104,961

Florence, SC $104,902

Sioux City, IA $104,832

Macon, GA $104,494

Tallahassee, FL $104,483

Fayetteville, NC $104,459

Waco, TX $104,436

Wichita Falls, TX $104,436

Pine Bluff, AR $104,389

Vincennes, IN $104,168

Lubbock, TX $104,121

Great Falls, MT $104,051

Alamogordo, NM $104,039

Abilene, TX $103,946

Rapid City, SD $103,794

Monroe, LA $103,794

Albany, GA $103,724

Huntington, WV $103,713

Jackson, MS $103,701

Greenville, MS $103,689

Parkersburg, WV $103,573

Montgomery, AL $103,549

Johnstown, PA $103,526

Springfield, MO $103,433

Biloxi, MS $103,374

Sumter, SC $103,130

Columbus, GA $103,118

Twin Falls, ID $103,048

Pascagoula, MS $102,896

Kingsport, TN $102,593

Gulfport, MS $102,558

Alexandria, LA $102,173

Fort Smith, AR $101,882

El Paso, TX $101,567

Helena, MT $101,415

Las Cruces, NM $101,042

Harlingen, TX $100,715

Pocatello, ID $100,610

Florence, AL $100,575

Brownsville, TX $100,552

Dothan, AL $100,365

Mcallen, TX $100,307

Columbus, MS $99,444

Altus, OK $98,907

Lawton, OK $98,686

Pierre, SD $98,266

What Skills Can Increase a SQL Consultant's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Planning (Mentioned in 5.66% Job Postings): An act or process of making or carrying out plans. Establishment of goals, policies, and procedures for a social or economic unit city planning business planning.
Pricing (Mentioned in 5.66% Job Postings): Pricing is a process of fixing the value that a manufacturer will receive in the exchange of services and goods.
Market Intelligence (Mentioned in 1.89% Job Postings): A gathering and analyzing information relevant to a company's market - trends, competitor and customer monitoring.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Planning	5.66%
Pricing	5.66%
Market Intelligence	1.89%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a SQL Consultant's salary.

Purchasing: Can increase your salary by up to 27%.
Continuous Improvement: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Coordination: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Purchasing	$148,128	27%
Continuous Improvement	$127,133	9%
Coordination	$127,133	9%
Teamwork	$118,969	2%
Billing	$117,802	1%
Logistics	$117,802	1%

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How Education impacts a SQL Consultant's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many SQL Consultants enter the field with a Associate's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a SQL Consultant with a Associate's Degree is between $90,972 and $98,436).

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Typical Education for SQL Consultant

No Diploma 100.0%

High School 0.0%

Associates 0.0%

Bachelors 100.0%

Masters 0.0%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	100.0%
High School	0.0%
Associates	0.0%
Bachelors	100.0%
Masters	0.0%
Doctorate	0.0%

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SQL Consultant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a SQL Consultant's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

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$105,878

Average $116,636/year

$124,981

$8,823

Average $9,720/month

$10,415

$2,036

Average $2,243/week

$2,403

$51

Average $56/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$124,981	$10,415	$2,403	$60
Average	$116,636	$9,720	$2,243	$56
25th Percentile	$105,878	$8,823	$2,036	$51

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Salary Trends for SQL Consultant

Salaries for a SQL Consultant can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $134,611 in 2023 to around $133,274 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of SQL Consultant salary trends, .

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$133,274

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